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Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2015 [S.1949]
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Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) removing, obliterating, tampering with, or altering a mobile device identification number; or (2) using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in such conduct. Exempts the manufacturer of a mobile device, a person that engineers, tests, repairs, or refurbishes a mobile device, or a person that implements technologies for the purpose of protecting the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/05/2015
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Postal Innovation Act [S.1854]
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Postal Innovation Act This bill expands the powers of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by allowing it to offer nonpostal services, including financial services, warehousing, public Internet access, experimental postal products market testing, shipment of beer, wine, and spirits, and community support services. The bill also authorizes USPS to: (1) furnish property and services to states, local governments, and tribal governments; and (2) conduct a pilot program to assess the most cost-effective implementation of providing nonpostal services to communities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/23/2015
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Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1759]
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Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2015 Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish on its website a report that identifies existing technologies that consumers can use to protect against misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. Requires the FCC, within one year after enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a report detailing a plan to expeditiously develop, within six years after submission of such report, reasonable authentication standards for voice service providers to validate caller information so that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/14/2015
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Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 [S.1732]
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Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Secretary an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center to support modernization efforts at federal agencies and interagency pilots for innovative approaches to the permitting and review of infrastructure projects. DOT shall establish a national multimodal freight network and develop a national freight strategic plan. States shall develop a freight investment plan. DOT shall develop a five-year
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/23/2016
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1705]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2016 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: (1) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) the Department of Defense (DOD); (4) the Defense Intelligence Agency; (5) the National Security Agency; (6) the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force; (7) the Coast Guard; (8) the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-83. Additional Views Filed. on 07/16/2015
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Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 [S.1685]
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Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to amend regulations concerning the height and dimensions of station antenna structures to prohibit a private land use restriction from applying to amateur service communications if the restriction precludes such communications, fails to accommodate such communications, or does not constitute the minimum practicable restriction to accomplish the legitimate purpose of the private entity seeking to enforce the restriction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-400. Additional Views Filed. on 12/09/2016
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QUIET Act Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2015 [S.1681]
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QUIET Act Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly initiate a commercial robocall, without the prior written consent of the recipient, from within the United States or to a recipient within the United States. The prohibition does not apply to emergency or health-related calls or calls from charitable organizations. The bill defines "commercial robocall" as a telephone call made using an automatic dialing system or artificial or prerecorded
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/25/2015
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act [S.1673]
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act Cruise Passenger Protection Act - Amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for passenger vessel owners to provide passengers with a summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Requires such standards to include recommendations that ensure that the summary is conspicuous and unambiguous. Requires vessel owners, no later than 180 days after the standards are developed, to: provide each passenger vessel with a summary meeting those standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/24/2015
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Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act [S.1647]
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Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1001) Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2016-FY2021 for: certain core Federal-aid highway programs; the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program; the federal lands, tribal transportation, and lands access programs; the territorial and Puerto Rico highway program; the major projects program; the highway research and development
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-80. on 07/15/2015
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Ending Mobile and Broadband Welfare Act of 2015 [S.1621]
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Ending Mobile and Broadband Welfare Act of 2015 Prohibits a commercial mobile service or Internet access service provider from receiving universal service support for the provision of such service through the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program, which provides discounts on monthly telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/18/2015
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Wireless Innovation Act of 2015 [S.1618]
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Wireless Innovation Act of 2015 Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to report to the President and Congress with recommendations to reallocate a span of at least 200 megahertz of spectrum, located below 5 gigahertz, from federal government use to: (1) commercial use on an exclusive, licensed basis; (2) unlicensed use to protect licensed services from harmful interference; and (3) shared use between federal government stations and nonfederal stations. Requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/18/2015
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Military Consumer Protection Act [S.1565]
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Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to provisions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; and waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/11/2015
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Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 [S.1563]
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Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 Amends the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to apply the prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children. Establishes additional privacy protections against the collection of personal or geolocation information from children and minors. Revises the definition of: "operator" to include online and mobile applications (currently, only Internet websites and online services) and to make such definition apply specifically
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/11/2015
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A bill to require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund. [S.1545]
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A bill to require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to submit a quarterly report to Congress regarding the Lifeline program, which provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers. Requires the reports to include: (1) aggregate expenditures on the program; (2) a list of each payment made to a participating telecommunications carrier for the provision of service through the program, including,
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2015
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Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 [S.1540]
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Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose forfeiture penalties without first sending a citation regarding the charged violation against persons not licensed by the FCC who violate prohibitions on the use of automated telephone equipment. (Currently, if existing exceptions do not apply, forfeiture penalties may not be imposed unless the person is sent a citation prior to a notice of apparent liability and that person subsequently
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2015
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Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 [S.1499]
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Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 This bill makes eligible for funding under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Program, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program projects for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. "Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment" means equipment that provides a wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between highway infrastructure and vehicles in order to avoid or mitigate vehicle
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 06/03/2015
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Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 [S.1472]
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Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a final rule establishing support under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program for qualifying low-income consumers in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband Internet access service at reduced charges by reimbursing participating providers for each such consumer served. Requires the program to allow qualifying consumers to elect to apply support from the Lifeline program to basic telephone service,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/01/2015
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FISA Reform Act of 2015 [S.1469]
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FISA Reform Act of 2015 TITLE I--FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of business records or other tangible things for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. Prohibits the FBI from applying for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2015
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Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 [S.1433]
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Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 This bill adds a new requirement for distracted driving grants to states under national priority highway safety programs. To receive a grant a state's prohibition on texting while driving must: include distracted driving issues as part of their driver's license examination, and not make an exception that specifically allows a driver, especially one under age 18, to text through a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic. DOT may use up to 50% of amounts available for grants to states that:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/21/2015
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Cuba DATA Act Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2015 [S.1389]
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Cuba DATA Act Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the President to permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to: export consumer communication devices and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba; provide telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba; establish facilities to provide telecommunications services connecting Cuba with another country, or to provide telecommunications services in Cuba; conduct any transaction incident to carrying out such activities; and enter into,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/19/2015